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Household of John Macdonald (born 1828, Nairnshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
John Macdonald and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1828 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Macdonald, born in 1829 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1863 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), George (born 1870 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Joanna (born 1870 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and Dorothy (born 1871 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Hugh McPherson, born in 1879 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.
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John Macdonald's household
John
Macdonald
Head
Elizabeth
Macdonald
Wife
Isabella
Macdonald
Daughter
Elizabeth
Macdonald
Daughter
George
Macdonald
Son
Joanna
Macdonald
Daughter
Dorothy
Macdonald
Daughter
Hugh
McPherson
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Macdonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Macdonald | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Macdonald | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Isabella | Macdonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Macdonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland | |
George | Macdonald | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Joanna | Macdonald | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Dorothy | Macdonald | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Hugh | McPherson | Visitor | - | 2 | 1879 | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland |
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